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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182090 | Fast wave front measurement Device for measuring wave fronts generated by a lens (4) for an eye, with a radiation source (14) for emitting test radiation (12) to be directed at the lens (4) and a sensor device (26) for detecting wave fronts of incident test r... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177364 | Illumination device as well as observation device Disclosed are an illumination device for an observation device comprising one, two or more observation beam paths with one respective beam of observation rays, especially for an ophthalamogic surgical microscope, and a corresponding observation device. Said illumina... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177365 | Ophthalmologic device for breaking down eye tissue An opthalmological apparatus (1) comprises a base station (11) having a light source (51) for generating light pulses, and an application head (3) which can be mounted on an eye (2) having a light projector (58) for the focu... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8167428 | Applicator for an ophthalmologic treatment device An applicator for an ophthalmologic treatment or diagnostic device, wherein a laser beam and an illumination beam are directed at the eye and light reflected from the eye is fed to an examining beam path. A reflective surface is provided for the reflection of the il... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162480 | Systems and software for wavefront data processing, vision correction, and other applications A system for providing vision contains an aberrometer, a wavefront sensor, and a transfer optical system. The aberrometer is configured to measure a received wavefront. The aberrometer includes a wavefront sensor and a transfer optical system for transferring an inp... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157378 | Eye illumination apparatus and method An ophthalmic apparatus adapted to project a waist of a beam of the light, such that a portion of the confocal region of the waist is projected onto the cornea. The source can be at least partially coherent and/or monochromatic. The source may be a laser or a laser ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8132915 | Binocular indirect ophthalmoscope A binocular indirect opthalmoscope has a light source for producing an illumination beam and an illumination mirror (7) for directing the illumination beam to an eye to be viewed. The opthalmoscope also has, viewing optics including left-hand and right-hand e... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128231 | Enhanced lifetime illuminator An ophthalmic illuminator is disclosed, one embodiment comprising: an illumination source, wherein the illumination source produces an arc; a lens, such as a condensing lens, for focusing light produced by the illumination source arc; and an optical fiber for carryi... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8109635 | Integrated retinal imager and method A system and method are presented for use in imaging the patient's retina. A light source unit is provided including a light emitting diode (LED) arrangement comprising multiple LEDs of different wavelength ranges. A light guide arrangement is used with the LEDs arr... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8070291 | Fundus camera A fundus camera includes an illumination unit which includes an optical element configured to irradiate an eye fundus with visible light from a position conjugate with an anterior eye portion of an eye to be examined, and an imaging unit configured to take an image ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8042944 | Apparatus and method for observing an eye, as well as OCT-module An apparatus for observing an eye comprises an imaging device (9) that is provided with a magnification unit (11) and an observation unit (10). The magnification unit (11) has an objective lens (12) for receiving observation light ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8033665 | Hybrid spectral domain optical coherence tomography line scanning laser ophthalmoscope An apparatus for imaging an eye includes a housing and a system of optical components disposed in the housing. The apparatus is capable of operating in a line scanning laser ophthalmoscope (LSLO) mode and an optical coherence tomography (OCT) mode. The system of opt... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8016421 | Information system and method for providing information using a holographic element An information system and a method for providing information in correlation with light that is incident on an eye includes a holographic element disposed in front of the eye and a device capable of recording optical signals which detects light that is incident on th... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8007107 | Illuminating apparatus for an operating microscope The present invention relates to an illuminating apparatus for an operating microscope comprising two observation beam paths (152, 154) for a first observer (main surgeon) and two observation beam paths (156, 158) for a second observer (assisting surge... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8007106 | Systems for differentiating left and right eye images Methods and systems for determining whether an image is of a left eye or a right eye may be used to enhance laser eye surgery systems and techniques. Methods generally involve locating an iris center and/or pupil center on an image of the eye, locating a corneal ver... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7993001 | Diaphanoscope rod A diaphanoscope rod that comprises a rod having a first end and a second end, that is made of a transparent or translucent material, and also a light feeding device. According to the invention, one end of the rod comprises a light deflecting device. ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988292 | System and method of measuring and mapping three dimensional structures A system for mapping a three-dimensional structure includes a projecting optical system adapted to project light onto an object, a correction system adapted to compensate the light for at least one aberration in the object, an imaging system adapted to collect light... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7988293 | Method of qualifying light spots for optical measurements and measurement instrument employing method of qualifying light spots A method of determining a wavefront of a received light beam includes: (a) receiving a light beam; (b) producing a group of light spots from the light beam; (c) qualifying a set of the light spots for use in determining a wavefront of the received light beam; and (d... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7988294 | Tear film measurement The invention comprises an apparatus for measuring the relative thickness of the lipid layer component of the precorneal tear film on the surface of an eye after distribution of the lipid layer subsequent to blinking is disclosed. An illuminator directs light to the... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7971998 | Apparatus and method for measuring a displacement within an eye in vivo in situ, and method of assessment The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for measuring a displacement in vivo in situ of an eye, along with a method of assessing of an eye condition. More particularly, the apparatus and method of the present invention permits measurements of a di... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7967441 | Method for illuminating an object, and a surgical microscope having an illuminating device A microscope and a method for illuminating an object to be imaged by a microscope are described. The method includes illuminating the object by primary light of a first spectral intensity distribution and by secondary light of a second spectral intensity distributio... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7918559 | Choroid and retinal imaging and treatment system The invention provides an apparatus, a device, and methods for imaging vasculature in a subject as well as an apparatus, a device and methods for treating abnormal vasculature in a subject. ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7909465 | Characterising eye-related optical systems An instrument and method for characterizing eye-related optical systems, including the live human eye involves scanning an illuminating light beam from a light source and light detector unit from element to element of a beam deflector array of elements arranged late... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7896498 | Apparatus and method for optical measurements Disclosed are an apparatus and method for separately detecting and measuring specularly reflected light and diffusely reflected light following illumination of an eye by light. The apparatus and method of the present invention facilitates substantial separation of t... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7878655 | Systems and methods for implanting and examining intraocular lens Systems and methods for designing and implanting a customized intra-ocular lens (IOL) is disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes an eye analysis module that analyzes a patient's eye and generates biometric information relating to the eye. The system also inc... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874674 | Aberrometer having reduced noise Methods and apparatus for facilitating determination of centroids of image spots in an image containing an array of image spots generated by an aberrometer, the image comprising a first plurality of pixels each pixel having a corresponding intensity value, the metho... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7874675 | Pupillary reflex imaging A method, system and device for recording image data for a pair of eyes exposes to a series of flashes that includes flashes that vary chromatically is provided. More particularly, one eye is exposed to the series of flashes, and the resulting pupillary reflexes of ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7866821 | Hybrid spectral domain optical coherence tomography line scanning laser ophthalmoscope An apparatus for imaging an eye includes a housing and a system of optical components disposed in the housing. The apparatus is capable of operating in a line scanning laser opthalmoscope (LSLO) mode and an optical coherence tomography (OCT) mode. The system of opti... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7862174 | Method and device for measuring the local scattering of an optical system A method for measuring, in a given plane, the scattering of an optical system, including: the illumination of the system by a point source emitting a light flux to be transmitted by the system, and including a direct flux component... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7854511 | Apparatus, methods and systems for non-invasive ocular assessment of neurological function A portable, non-invasive binocular scanning apparatus for rapid assessment of neurological function in cases of potential trauma, disease, and/or exposure to chemical treat agents. The scanning apparatus may utilize a combination of light sources for the measurement... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7845798 | Ophthalmic surgical system A system includes an optical system having two beam splitters (a dichroic beam splitter and a polarizing beam splitter), which are designed to provide three separate beam paths for observing an object. The dichroic beam splitter is designed to separate two beam path... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7828438 | Method and apparatus for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's using non-invasive eye tomography by Terahertz The objective of the present method and apparatus is to provide a portable diagnosis system for a quick and reliable method to examine the conditions of a human eye-lens. The method provides precise and safe technique for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease (... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7824036 | Ophthalmic ultrasonic measurement apparatus, and an ophthalmic measurement method An ophthalmic ultrasonic measurement apparatus capable of narrowing differences in measurement results obtained by the apparatus which are made because of differences among examiners who operate the apparatus comprises an ultrasonic probe arranged to be brought into... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7810929 | Optical system for a fundus camera The invention is directed to an optical system for a fundus camera in which lens pairs are tilted relative to the imaging beam path to prevent flare. This tilting is carried out in two planes and these planes are preferably oriented perpendicular to one another.... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7810928 | Evaluating pupillary responses to light stimuli Solutions for evaluating the pupillary responses of a patient are disclosed. An illustrative method includes alternately exposing a first eye and a second eye of the patient to light stimulation in successive intervals, the light stimulation provided by at least one... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7775664 | Instrument for measuring a refractive power An instrument for measuring a refractive power including an astigmatic axis with retinoscopy is provided, which includes a projector, a light receiving device, a detector, and a notification unit. The projector projects light into a pupil of an examined eye. The lig... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7766481 | Device for illuminating organic objects The invention relates to a device for illuminating organic objects, particular organic objects of the eye. Preferably, the device can be used in an opthalmological diagnosis or therapy device. According to the invention, an array of miniaturized light sources is arr... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7758190 | Tear film measurement The invention comprises an apparatus for measuring the relative thickness of the lipid layer component of the precorneal tear film on the surface of an eye after distribution of the lipid layer subsequent to blinking is disclosed. An illuminator directs light to the... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7744219 | Binocular indirect ophthalmoscope fixation light A binocular indirect opthalmoscope assembly and fixation light system is disclosed for easily directing the patient's line of sight in a direction that places the optic nerve and surrounding vessels in the center of the examiner's view. The fixation system includes ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7744220 | Deformable mirror device and apparatus for observing retina of eye using the same A deformable mirror device includes a substrate; a plurality of electrodes provided on the substrate; a spacer disposed on the substrate; a support member disposed above the spacer and having an opening passing through from a first face of the support member facing ... | 06/29/2010 |
